Pete Hamill

Pete Hamill's novel "Snow in August" was a national bestseller last year. He has published seven other novels, along with the bestselling memoir "A Drinking Life." He has written for newspapers since 1960 and served as editor in chief of both the New York Post and the New York Daily News. He first read Erico Verissimo's book while attending Mexico City College in 1956-57 on the GI Bill.